Altering its scorching desserts into architectural marvels, the Middle East (ME) is the epitome of transformation. In a short span of 20 years, they went from ground level to building the world’s tallest tower. This innovative streak is not limited to infrastructure....
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Personalized marketplaces. The secret ingredient banks and merchants need to stay ahead of customer expectations
Customers want personalized experiences. Merchants want the right audience. Banks are unable to meet these expectations. However, high volumes of supply and demand cannot guarantee transactions. Banks are unable to meet these expectations. After the impact of Covid in...
Retail 4.0 in India puts the focus on personalization with an offline + online approach
In the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was over a 100% increase in new seller signups on e-commerce platforms – this registered 4x to 8x sales growth. At the same time, retailers looked for plug-and-play options that would speed up their digital...
Slaves to the Algo: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the next electricity | Tim Kobe, Eight Inc
We’ve all heard of the age-old adage of the right vs the left brain. In this episode, Tim Kobe, legendary architect and founder of Eight Inc and often referred to as "Apple's Best Kept Secret," talks about a revolutionary new hybrid model. There is no real dichotomy...
‘Tis the season for year-end shopping sprees: 2020 retail trends
It’s that wonderful time of the year again, especially for retailers around the world. (Cue All I Want for Christmas Is You in the background.) The end-of-the-year sale is one of the most important sales periods for retailers around the world. It’s a chance for them...
How eCommerce websites can take product pages to the next level
Personalization on an eCommerce website is not unusual in today’s consumer-driven world. Customers want brands to know them; to offer products that fit in with their own needs and preferences. They want to have the same kind of experience as shopping at a store...
The guide to understanding your customers using impulse buys
Knowing and understanding your customers so the right product can be presented and sold to them in the appropriate way is the route to overall business success. Thanks to advances in tech and ever more sophisticated marketing techniques it’s possible to gain much...
7 data-driven ways to optimize your online store for mobile [Infographic]
When user experience designers initially were faced with transferring their complex sites to mobile devices, they simply tried to cram as much as they could on the smaller devices. This concept created frustrating mobile experiences for users and an embarrassing...
Shopping and AI: what’s new in the world of retail
Over the past several years, the retail industry has undergone a tremendous transformation. With the rapid growth of eCommerce, spearheaded by tech giants like Amazon, retail has become as much as an online experience as a physical one. And it’s spreading like...
The age of personalization: why industries should offer services based on taste
As a college student, I have many places I need to be. Between my college classes, my dorm, restaurants, concerts, my family home, grocery stores, friends' apartments, meetings, hiking trails, local events, coffee shops, hot springs, sports games and an internship, I...
3 important ways that AI is helping e-commerce stores dramatically increase conversions
What makes a successful online business? Certainly, there is no one clear answer. There are many (not-so-secret) secrets to selling online successfully - including offering great customer service, excellent products, strong marketing, and so on. However, in today’s...